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We kept contact. He always knows the result (of the women\u2019s team), he followed the team and the players. This is the culture in Portugal. Today is a really, really sad day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERN, SWITZERLAND Spain showed why they are favourites to win Women\u2019s Euro 2025 by hammering Portugal 5-0 in their Group B opener on Thursday as both teams paid tribute to Portuguese men\u2019s international Diogo Jota who was killed in a car crash. 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